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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1916
Page
10
The article questions the refusal of Brussels to pay a 1 250 000 mark fine imposed by German conquerors after a July 21 demonstration on Belgium's national day. It suggests the invaders will likely collect the money and portrays the act as a grim object lesson to neutral nations under German power.
The piece questions whether Hughes supported woman suffrage by noting that Wilson backed the amendment in New Jersey while Hughes did not leave Washington to vote in his home state. It asks if Hughes voted for or ignored the issue and suggests reporters will press him on the matter.
The Boston and Maine system faces failure of a proposed rehabilitation as Concord and Connecticut River roads decline to merge and refuse to surrender ownership. Boston and Maine rejects the offer while $13 million in notes come due this month and the year ending last June shows net income of $4,065,691 after a prior deficit.
The text asks whether payments could be made as a percentage of the New Haven earnings and whether the remaining balance could be refunded, noting no indication of a receivership. It presents a doubt about settlement terms and creditor recovery.
The piece argues Hughes offers only criticisms of the Presidents policies, especially on Mexico, with no concrete plans or foresight. It questions how Hughes would have settled major issues and how his silence harms his appeal to the American public. It also notes readers wonder if modest praise of the President’s difficulties would help Hughes.
The newly created Federal Farm Loan Board may speed up establishing rural credit banks. The piece notes farmers face capital access issues despite a Democratic administration delivering financial justice. Wall Street voices label the plan risky, but their opposition is minimal this time.
Mr. Raymond Robins defends Republican support by claiming the party stands for progressive legislation. He is challenged to explain the 1912 Moose revolt and to compare Wilson era reforms with Taft era measures, urging sane support for Wilson.
In talks aimed at Detroit workers, Mr Hughes argues for efficiency in government and questions appointing leaders inexperienced in the field. He compares political choice to hiring an automobile plant manager who has not seen an auto. He notes his own lack of practice in international affairs and a six year Supreme Court retreat.
A Chattanooga husband faced assault charges after tickling his wife until she laughed exhausted. The wife testified of a ticklish temperament, while the husband claimed her laugh proved happiness. The judge warned that loud laughter does not equal amusement and could lead to jail if tickling continues.
A brief note notes there is enough competition in the pickle trade, suggesting market saturation or lively rivalry among pickle vendors. The line emphasizes abundance of rivals rather than a single dominant player.
A letter exhorts self reflection on baby naming and proposed apartment name schemes with prefixes and suffixes. The author ridicules overly loud branding and questions investors in hair restorers, praising prudent, distinctive naming over flashy capitalization. Brookline, Mass. EL, is Gi.
Poem extols a sunlit child as a source of comfort and wonder. It blends imagery of light, music, and nature to praise joy, healing, and innocence amid life’s woes. The piece features ornate, lyrical language and fantasy elements describing the child as a sprightly, transformative force.
A dated review notes At's Well That Ends Well as curiously uneven early work in which Helena earns love by daring and wit. Bertram resists yet is compelled to marry her after travels and schemes in Paris and Florence. Classic lines survive as memorable quotes and poetry marks the author’s early practice.
Observant Citizen notes Massachusetts pleasure car plates surpass 90 200 with hopes of reaching 100 000. Reports on local events include Cardinal flower discovery, Franklin Park Zoo ducklings, elderly New Englanders birthdays, a looming November ballot, shad and sturgeon fishing, Harvard caution signs, and a devilish mix of small town curiosities and historical notes.
The oldest resident recalls the hottest August days in Boston with 95 degrees in 1872 and 88 in 1909. He notes the coolest August on record at 53 in 1899 and 61 in 1910 from the past decade, with rain noted only in 1915.
Verse by Walt Mason recalls youth leaving Punktown to seek wider fields in Rahway Nome Boston and New York and across seas to Gay Paree Edinburgh or UNCLE Cork. It contrasts restless dreams with home pride and urges travelers to pursue Eldorados under foreign skies.
Readers debate the meaning of mutton and provide gardening advice. A letter asks if mutton denotes meat or the living sheep and a Suburbanite answer explains peeling peony crowns and transplanting them near September 20 to ensure blooms for generations.
A reader asks if a marriage is legal in Massachusetts when the groom declares 21 but is actually 19. The answer affirms validity, implying the misrepresentation does not necessarily invalidate the marriage.
The article explains that origins lie in an old system where the year started in March, making September the seventh month and October the eighth. It notes calendar reforms shifted start months, leaving the names unchanged while positions moved. It also briefly answers a clock versus watch question, noting balance wheel in watches and pendulum in clocks.
A reader notes the saying tomorrow never comes, yet argues that if tomorrow never arrived there would be no end to tonight. The brief verse suggests time flies so fast that before we greet tomorrow, today already arrives.
The August report from the Department of Agriculture predicts declines in production for wheat by 105 million bushels, corn by 89 million, oats 43 million, barley 11 million, plus reductions in rye, white and sweet potatoes, flax, apples and peaches. Cotton already shown a large drop. corn faces drought and may fall short of the latest forecast of 2.777 billion bushels if rains do not come.
Herbert Barnes a longtime packing industry figure died at his New Haven home at age 82. A former Swift & Company Chicago member and founder of Strong Barnes Hart & Company, he had retired from business years earlier.
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